Initially cautious about the Google-initiated Open Handset Alliance, at&t Wireless might be having a change of heart.
"I like it a lot more than I did before," says Ralph de la Vega, AT&T Mobility CEO. "It's something we would want in our portfolio."
"I think it's going to be a good option for us and a good option for our customers," de la Vega says. The wireless giant might be intrigued about being able to put its own applications on OHA devices.
And that offers at&t room for innovation and differentiation, just as open platforms allow innovation by other application providers.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
at&t Warms to Android
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Where Will AI Prove an Existential Threat to Whole Industries?
Right now, we all speculate about the potential changes artificial intelligence might bring, as well. Predictions range from the existential...
-
We have all repeatedly seen comparisons of equity value of hyperscale app providers compared to the value of connectivity providers, which s...
-
It really is surprising how often a Pareto distribution--the “80/20 rule--appears in business life, or in life, generally. Basically, the...
-
Who gets to use spectrum, and concerns about interference from other users, now appears to be an issue for Google’s Project Loon in India. ...
No comments:
Post a Comment